Gallery Title
Gallery Title
jacket
Accession Number NWHCM : 1967.164.1.1
Description
Wedding dress bodice jacket; part of a 2 piece set comprising matching bodice and skirt wedding dress in emerald green Norwich silk. The jacket is trimmed with cream Yak lace, has a high neck, and long sleeves.
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The dress was made in 1873 and is a slightly old fashioned style for its date. It was made and worn by Maria Cooke, the donor's mother, after her first choice of a white muslin wedding dress was rejected by the bride's father Charles Cook. Charles was a local silk weaver, possibly at Clabburn and Crisp, and was insistent that his daughter should be married in Norwich silk. Maria married Walter Waller in June 1873.
Artist
Cooke, Maria
Creation Date
1873
Department
Costume and Textiles : Norwich Castle Museum
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